WRTI Executive Staff List, 1956 to 1963

WRTI Executive Staff Lists

1956 through Spring 1963

These lists are compiled from old WRTI Program Guides. Some were from the collection of Mike Biel and others Gerry Wilkinson found in the Conwellana-Templana Special Collection at the Samuel Paley Library at Temple University. Still another was from Jerry Klein's collection. Additional information obtained through various sources by Gerry Wilkinson. If you can help us fill in the blanks, it would be appreciated.


Fall 1956/Spring 1957

Title...................................................Fall 1956.........................................Spring 1957

WRTI-FM


Station Manager...................................Robert Lamb...................................Arnold Finkel
Program Director............................Warren Weiner...............................Irv Margolis
Director of Documentary Programming.......???????????.............................Warren Weiner
Films Manager......................................Joel Albert.......................................(Position Eliminated)
Music Director..................................Rosalea Mersky..................................Rosalea Mersky
Assistant Music Director...................?????????????..........................Barbara Watson
News Director....................................Joseph Sands...................................Joel Albert
Assistant News Director........................????????????............................Norm Childs
Production Director................................Arnold Finkel.................................Stan Saltzman
Promotions Director...............................Louis Zimmer................................Louis Zimmer
Assistant Promotions Director..................???????????.........................Greg Ayers
Sports Supervisor...........................Dick Hammer................................Dick Hammer

WRTI-AM
Station Manager.................................????????????.................................Arnold Finkel
Program Director................................Irv Margolis................................Irv Margolis
Assistant Program Director.................????????????.....................Joel Albert
Commercial Manager..........................Al Callahan.................................Al Callahan
News Director..............................Dick Hammer.............................Dick Hammer
Public Relations Director...............Marv Pekovsky......................Marv Pekovsky
Traffic Manager...........................Don Marks...............................Don Marks
Production Director.....................??????????.............................Joan Kernis
Assistant Production Director..........??????????........................Joan Epstein

Fall 1957/Spring 1958

Title...................................................Fall 1957........................................Spring 1958

WRTI-FM


Station Manager...................................Arnold Finkel..................................Norm Childs
Program Director...................................Irv Margolis....................................Edgar Keen
Music Director....................................Ron Yeakley....................................Paul Tennesen
Assistant Music Director...........................????????????...........................Barry Magarick
News Director...................................Norm Childs...................................Russell Greaves
Assistant News Director............................Norm Fein............................Tom Stanwood
Sports Director................................????????????.................................Don Kimberling
Night Supervisor...................................Dick Smith....................................Dick Smith
Co-Director of Promotion/Public Relations...........????????????...........Barbara Watson
Co-Director of Promotion/Public Relations.............????????????............Doris Elvanian
Publicity Editor...................................Doris Elvanian............................?????????????
Director of Women's Programs...................Annette Shandler....................Annette Shandler
Chief Announcer..................................????????????...................................Joseph Sands
Chief Engineer (student).............................????????????.............................John Cooper
Production & Studio Supervisor.....................????????????....................Ron Yeakley
Assistant Production Supervisor.....................????????????......................Joe Schrier
Election Director................................Al Callahan.............................?????????????

WRTI-AM
Station Manager......................................????????????......................................Joel Albert
Program Director................................????????????.................................Chuck Sherman


Fall 1958/Spring 1959

Title...................................................Fall 1958.........................................Spring 1959

WRTI-FM


Station Manager.........................................Norm Childs.........................................Ed Keen
Program Director..................................Russ Greaves.......................................Dick Smith
News Director...........................................Norm Fein..........................................Norm Fein
Promotion/Public Relations Director................Annette Sandler...............Annette Sandler
Promotion/Public Relations Co-Director..............Don Marks........................Don Marks
Assistant Promotion/PR Director.................????????????.................Hannah Drossner
Production Supervisor..............................Joe Schrier...............................Tom Stanwood
Music Director.....................................Marty Kreiner.....................................Marty Kreiner
Popular Music Director..........................Ed Goldman............................Ed Goldman
Sports Director................................Chuck Sherman................................Chuck Sherman
Assistant Sports Director................Tom Cardella........................Tom Cardella
Traffic Manager..................................????????????...................................Joe Schrier
Coordinator of Studio Personnel......................********************.................Norm Childs

WRTI-AM
Station Manager.....................................Ed Keen.....................................Don Cunningham
Program Director...........................Dick Smith..............................Barbara Nalven
News Director......................................Dick Smith...........................?????????????
Continuity/Traffic Manager....................Don Cunningham...............Chuck Clerke
Music Director...............................Ed Goldman...........................Barbara Nalven/Garnet Levin
Unknown Title........................................................................Judie Steinberg
Unknown Title........................................................................Stan Marinoff
Coordinator of Studio Personnel....................********************....................Norm Childs


Fall 1959/Spring 1960

Title...................................................Fall 1959.........................................Spring 1960\


WRTI-FM


Station Manager................................Marty Kreiner.................................Marty Kreiner
Program Director................................Joe Schrier..................................Don Cunningham
Assistant Operations Manager.............????????????..............................Chuck Sherman
Music Director....................................Garnett Levin................................????????????
Popular Music Director...........................Stan Marinoff..........................????????????
Sports Director.................................Tom Cardella.................................Tom Cardella
Chief Announcer...............................Chuck Sherman.............................????????????
News Director..................................Don Cunningham...........................Dan Heilman
Promotions & Public Relations Director................Judie Steinberg.......................Judie Steinberg
Production Supervisor..............................Ron Robbins.............................????????????
Traffic Director.........Barbara Nalven.............................Stephanie Estreischer
Continuity Director..........Stephanie Estreischer..............Barbara Nalven

WRTI-AM
Station Manager...........................Norm Fein............................Norm Fein
Program Director..........................Chuck Clerke............................Chuck Clerke
Music Director..........................Elaine Freed.........................Elaine Freed/John Bulack
Promotion Director..............................Hannah Drossner..............................Hannah Drossner
Traffic Manager..............................Alan Labovitz..............................Alan Labovitz
News Director..............................Barry Lane..............................Barry Lane
Chief Announcer..............................Alan Hotlen..............................Alan Hotlen
Technical Supervisor..............................Harold Sacks..............................Harold Sacks


Fall 1960/Spring 1961

Title...................................................Fall 1960.........................................Spring 1961

WRTI-FM


WRTI-FM


Station Manager...........................Don Cunningham............................Don Cunningham
Program Director............................Herb Smith..................................Herb Smith
Music Director...............................Judie Steinberg............................Judie Steinberg
News Director................................Barry Lane...............................Barry Lane
Sports Director..............................Barry Rosenberg.............................Barry Rosenberg
Chief Announcer............................Herb Smith................................Herb Smith
Traffic & Continuity Director.............Pat Shue.....................................Pat Shue
Promotion Director..........................Barry Magarick...........................Barry Magarick

WRTI-AM
Station Manager...........................John Bulack............................John Bulack
Program Director..........................Alan Labovitz............................Alan Labovitz


Fall 1961/Spring 1962

Title...................................................Fall 1961.........................................Spring 1962

WRTI-FM


Station Manager.......................................Herb Smith.......................................Herb Smith
Program Director................................Judie Steinberg................................Stan Marinoff
Associate Program Director......................Stan Marinoff......................Jerry Caplan
News Director..............................Jerry Caplan..............................Don Oakes
Special Events Director..............................John Bulack..............................John Bulack
Sports Director..............................Merrill Reese..............................Merrill Reese
Continuity Director..............................Jay Welsh..............................Richie Cooper
Music Director..............................Harold Sacks..............................Harold Sacks
Technical Supervisor..............................Al Maslin..............................????????????
Promotion Director..............................Pat Shue................................Fred Bauer
Business Manager..............................???????????..............................Jerry Caplan
Tape Librarian..............................?????????????..............................Al Maslin
Traffic Director..............................??????????????..............................Pat Shue
Production Supervisor...................??????????????..............................Al Zimmerman

WRTI-AM
Station Manager..............................Steve Oxman..............................Steve Oxman
Program Director..............................????????????..............................Jeff Kulliver
Music Director..................................????????????..............................Dale Zaris
Continuity Director............................????????????..............................Judy Epstein
Traffic Director..................................????????????..............................Marv Soloff
News Director...................................????????????..............................Harold Vogel
Sports Director.................................????????????...............................Roger Keim
Promotion Director............................????????????...............................Ethel Goldberg


Fall 1962/Spring 1963

Title..............................................Fall 1962....................................Spring 1963

WRTI-FM


Station Manager...........................Steve Oxman............................Al Zimmerman
Associate Station Manager............Jerry Caplan............................?????????????
Program Director..........................????????????............................Jerry Caplan
Music Director.................................Pat Shue...................................Pat Shue
News Director................................????????????............................????????????
Sports Director..............................????????????.............................????????????
Traffic & Continuity Director.........????????????.............................????????????
Special Events Director..............John Bulack..........................John Bulack

WRTI-AM
Station Manager...........................Jeff Kulliver............................Richie Cooper
Program Director..........................Richie Cooper............................????????????

Executive Staff lists from 1948 to Spring of 1956

Executive Staff lists from 1963 to Spring of 1969

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